Aim: What caused Britain to lead the way towards the Industrial Revolution? Do Now: Use the word bank (at the bottom) to fill in the blanks on the Industrial Revolution Background Reading
Word Bank Iron production Great Britain Agriculture Industrialization Revolution Spinning Jenny As we go though the slide show, write down 3 ways life changed during the Industrial Revolution
Aim: What caused Britain to lead the way towards the Industrial Revolution? Do NOW: Answer documents 1-4 “Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England?” Vocabulary: Agrarian Revolution: Agriculture/Farming Revolution Population- National Census- Life Expectancy- Inoculation-
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For Review: Complete graphic organizer from reading and slideshow.
Why Britain Natural resources Human resources Economic Conditions – capital and demand Political and social conditions Technology
The Age of Iron and Coal British turn to coal for fuel to produce iron. Abraham Darby invents a way to produce better quality and cheaper iron.
Changes in the Textile Industry Demand for cotton cloth grows Major new inventions revolutions the British textile industry The first factories are built
Revolution in Transportation Invention of the steam locomotive makes possible the growth of railroads Steamboats improve shipping
Vocabulary Interchangeable parts – identical components that could be used in place of one another. Assembly line – workers add parts to a product that moves along a belt from one station to another. Corporation – business owned by many investors who buy shares of stock.
Why were some nations quick to join the Industrial Revolution? Nations like Germany, France, and U.S. had abundant supplies of natural resources and could easily follow Britain’s lead.
What were three advances in technology that had a profound effect on industry? Bessemer process allowed steel to be produced cheaply, and steel became the major building material. Chemists created hundreds of new products such as aspirin to perfumes, soaps and dynamite. (Nobel) Swedish. Electricity replaced steam as the source of industrial power. Volta first battery Italian.
How did business change in response to the new technologies of industrialization? Large scale companies came to dominate industries like steel. They formed corporation and created monopolies to control entire areas of the economy.
Activity Think Pair Share Complete activity on POPULATION and National Census Task Questions 1-5 and 1-4 (Both Sides)
Bar Graph
Inventions of the Industrial Revolution Advertisement In pairs, choose from one of the following: The Spinning Jenny The Water Frame Steam Engine Locomotive The Seed Drill
For your Invention: Draw a picture of your invention Title with the invention List or describe the benefits Give your invention a slogan or a catchy phrase to make it sell List the Inventor and the year made
Critical Questions 1. Where did the Industrial Revolution begin? 2. What was the Industrial Revolution? 3. Describe the revolution in energy. 4. What was the power of the Industrial Revolution? 5. What led to better iron production in Great Britain? 6. Describe life for industrial workers at the start of the Industrial Revolution.